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                  <p class="p_Heading1"><span class="f_Heading1">Frames and Drawing Objects</span></p>



  
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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">A frame is a rectangular area that can contain both text and pictures on the page. The text </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">outside</span><span class="f_BodyText"> the frame flows around it. A drawing object can be a text box, rectangle or a line. The drawing object </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">overlays</span><span class="f_BodyText"> the text around it. You can see frames and drawing objects only if </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">View | Page Mode</span><span class="f_BodyText"> is selected. However, the </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">content</span><span class="f_BodyText"> of a frame or text box is still visible if </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Page Mode</span><span class="f_BodyText"> is deselected.</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">To:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Embed a frame or drawing object at the current cursor position, select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Insert | Frame</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> or </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Insert | Drawing Object </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1">menu option.</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Insert text into the frame or drawing object text box, click inside the outline and type the text at the cursor position.</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Rotate the text to display it down the side of the frame or text box, select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Edit | Edit Frame/Drawing Object | Rotate Text</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> menu option and select the text direction.</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Insert a picture into a frame or drawing object text box, copy the picture, click inside the outline and paste the picture at the cursor position.</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Size a frame or drawing object, click inside the outline, click on a sizing tab on the outline and drag the tab to the required position. If the frame or text box contains only a picture, the picture size is automatically adjusted to fill the outline. Any text inside the outline is automatically wrapped to adjust to the new width. In a frame, if necessary, the frame height is automatically adjusted to enclose all lines. In a text box, the height must be adjusted manually to enclose the text.</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Move the frame or drawing object, click inside the outline and then move the cursor just outside the outline until the cursor changes to a plus-shape. Drag the plus shape (and hence the outline) to the new location.</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Edit the relationship between a frame or drawing object and a point on the page (the vertical base position), click on the outline and select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Edit | Edit Frame/Drawing Object | Vertical Base Position</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> menu option. Select the point to lock the outline to. Outlines locked to the top of the page or the top of the margin retain their vertical position when you insert text before them.</span></li>
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<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Edit the border and the background of a drawing object, select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Edit | Edit Frame/Drawing Object | Edit Drawing Object</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> menu option. On the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Line and fill attributes</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> dialog, select the options for the preferred border, line color, fill color and wrapping effect on the template text.</span></li>
<li><span class="f_Bulletlist1">Delete a frame or drawing object, click on the outline and press </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Delete]</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1">. The editor prompts you to confirm the deletion. Click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">OK</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> button. Note that the deletion is actually reversible - press </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]+[Z]</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> or select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Edit | Undo</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> menu option.</span></li>
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